Philosophical Contemplations of a Lover of Silent Pleasures. To float on the back for an hour in a quiet tributary of the Marne with little water, some water lilies and lots of frogs: that's what makes a man happy!, from Les Baigneurs, 1864
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Very humble, very obedient, very submissive, and most of all, very voracious subjects, plate 136, 1832
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An Awkward Situation, plate 52 from Les Bons Bourgeois, 1847
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“- Oh blast! .... it's again my own dog that I shot..... that's the third one in two years.... I'm really not very lucky at hunting!,” plate 6 from Croquis D'automne par Daumier, 1865
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Parisians who will never be placed under surveillance of the secret police, plate 12 from Tout Ce Qu'on Voudra, 1847
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“- Sue him.....sue him..... That would be a good trick to play on your neighbour... it would eat up all his savings, at least 100 écus.... - Yes but I would also have to eat into my savings and I really have no appetite for that....,” plate 29 from Les Gens De Justice, 1846
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“- You see, my friend Durand.... there are only two important components of happiness for a man: water and wine... but they must never be mixed, otherwise they lose their charm. - Quite right, Cabassol.... let's drink another glass of wine in honour of water!,” plate 12 from Les Canotiers Parisiens, 1843
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New Fashion of the Half-World. Reappearance of the baskets – it seems that these ladies are not yet quite done with their harvest, plate 295 from Actualités, published December 4, 1856
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“My dear man... it is really quite impossible for me to take on your case.... you are missing the most important piece of evidence.... (apart from) the cash to pay my fees,” plate 20 from Les Gens De Justice, 1846
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“- My dear friend, we have learned yesterday at the theatre that a gentleman has inadvertedly stepped on your foot.... We have come to get his address and we are eager to announce that the affair is arranged.... He is waiting for you this morning in the Bois de Boulogne. You will raise pistols at a distance of 15 paces,” plate 1 from Les Amis, 1845
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The streets of Paris are beginning to look like this every night, plate 7 from La Cométe De 1857, 1857
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“- I am not afraid for me, but if I think of poor Azor who will perish on the 13th of June... it simply breaks my heart,” plate 8 from La Cométe De 1857, 1857
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Mr. Barthe, plate 294 from Célébrités de la Caricature, 1833
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The hunted hunter, plate 4 from La Chasse, 1843
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A Last Toast! “Gentlemen, let's not go back on board without a final toast in honour of the two things which, most of all, bring charm to our lives... let's drink to the ladies and cold veal!,” plate 18 from Les Canotiers Parisiens, 1843
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A Scientist Trying to Befriend his Son with a Great Kangaroo from Central America, plate 3 from La Société D'acclimatation, 1858
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Crushed Lafayette!... Trapped, Old Fellow!, plate 22 from L’Association mensuelle, 1834
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An Unpleasant Aspect of the New Type of Omnibus, plate 13 from Croquis Parisiens, 1856
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A Visit to the Baths. Queuing in front of the changing rooms - or the steam bath before the cold bath, plate 20 from Croquis D'été, 1858
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When the Devil Grew Old He Became a Hermit, plate 476, 1835
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